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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · 4d

A new microseason in the "Cold dew" (寒露 Kanro) division has begun:

Crickets chirp around the door (蟋蟀在戸 Kirigirisu to ni ari)

This microseason will last until October 22.

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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · 9d

A new microseason in the "Cold dew" (寒露 Kanro) division has begun:

Chrysanthemums bloom (菊花開 Kiku no hana hiraku)

This microseason will last until October 17.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · 14d

A new microseason in the "Cold dew" (寒露 Kanro) division has begun:

Wild geese return (鴻雁来 Kōgan kitaru)

This microseason will last until October 12.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · 19d

A new microseason in the "Autumn equinox" (秋分 Shūbun) division has begun:

Farmers drain fields (水始涸 Mizu hajimete karuru)

This microseason will last until October 7.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · 24d

A new microseason in the "Autumn equinox" (秋分 Shūbun) division has begun:

Insects hole up underground (蟄虫坏戸 Mushi kakurete to o fusagu)

This microseason will last until October 2.

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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · 29d

A new microseason in the "Autumn equinox" (秋分 Shūbun) division has begun:

Thunder ceases (雷乃収声 Kaminari sunawachi koe o osamu)

This microseason will last until September 27.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Sep 18

A new microseason in the "White dew" (白露 Hakuro) division has begun:

Swallows leave (玄鳥去 Tsubame saru)

This microseason will last until September 22.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Sep 13

A new microseason in the "White dew" (白露 Hakuro) division has begun:

Wagtails sing (鶺鴒鳴 Sekirei naku)

This microseason will last until September 17.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Sep 8

A new microseason in the "White dew" (白露 Hakuro) division has begun:

Dew glistens white on grass (草露白 Kusa no tsuyu shiroshi)

This microseason will last until September 12.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Sep 2

A new microseason in the "Manageable heat" (処暑 Shosho) division has begun:

Rice ripens (禾乃登 Kokumono sunawachi minoru)

This microseason will last until September 7.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Aug 28

A new microseason in the "Manageable heat" (処暑 Shosho) division has begun:

Heat starts to die down (天地始粛 Tenchi hajimete samushi)

This microseason will last until September 1.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Aug 23

A new microseason in the "Manageable heat" (処暑 Shosho) division has begun:

Cotton flowers bloom (綿柎開 Wata no hana shibe hiraku)

This microseason will last until August 27.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Aug 18

A new microseason in the "Beginning of autumn" (立秋 Risshū) division has begun:

Thick fog descends (蒙霧升降 Fukaki kiri matō)

This microseason will last until August 22.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Aug 13

A new microseason in the "Beginning of autumn" (立秋 Risshū) division has begun:

Evening cicadas sing (寒蝉鳴 Higurashi naku)

This microseason will last until August 17.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Aug 8

A new microseason in the "Beginning of autumn" (立秋 Risshū) division has begun:

Cool winds blow (涼風至 Suzukaze itaru)

This microseason will last until August 12.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Aug 3

A new microseason in the "Greater heat" (大暑 Taisho) division has begun:

Great rains sometimes fall (大雨時行 Taiu tokidoki furu)

This microseason will last until August 7.

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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jul 29

A new microseason in the "Greater heat" (大暑 Taisho) division has begun:

Earth is damp, air is humid (土潤溽暑 Tsuchi uruōte mushi atsushi)

This microseason will last until August 2.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jul 23

A new microseason in the "Greater heat" (大暑 Taisho) division has begun:

Paulownia trees produce seeds (桐始結花 Kiri hajimete hana o musubu)

This microseason will last until July 28.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jul 17

A new microseason in the "Lesser heat" (小暑 Shōsho) division has begun:

Hawks learn to fly (鷹乃学習 Taka sunawachi waza o narau)

This microseason will last until July 22.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jul 12

A new microseason in the "Lesser heat" (小暑 Shōsho) division has begun:

First lotus blossoms (蓮始開 Hasu hajimete hiraku)

This microseason will last until July 16.

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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jul 7

A new microseason in the "Lesser heat" (小暑 Shōsho) division has begun:

Warm winds blow (温風至 Atsukaze itaru)

This microseason will last until July 11.

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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jul 2

A new microseason in the "Summer solstice" (夏至 Geshi) division has begun:

Crow-dipper sprouts (半夏生 Hange shōzu)

This microseason will last until July 6.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jun 27

A new microseason in the "Summer solstice" (夏至 Geshi) division has begun:

Irises bloom (菖蒲華 Ayame hana saku)

This microseason will last until July 1.

72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jun 21

A new microseason in the "Summer solstice" (夏至 Geshi) division has begun:

Self-heal withers (乃東枯 Natsukarekusa karuru)

This microseason will last until June 26.

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72 Microseasons @72microseasons.bsky.social · Jun 16

A new microseason in the "Grain beards and seeds" (芒種 Bōshu) division has begun:

Plums turn yellow (梅子黄 Ume no mi kibamu)

This microseason will last until June 20.